Chickens peck each other what to do

Pecking in chickens (cannibalism) indicates a deep metabolic pathology. The reason for this may be:

• imbalance in the diet;
• large crowding of young animals;
• inconsistency of the conditions of detention with zootechnical standards.

If chickens peck each other until they bleed, they crave protein and salt. To quickly eliminate the pathology in the diet of feeding enter:

• waste of dairy production (reverse, whey);
• meat production waste (minced meat for animals);
• meat and bone meal;
• fishmeal;
• fodder yeast;
• feed is salted 0.2-0.3 g per head.

Acidification of drinking water with citric acid 0.2 g per liter of water gives a good effect. To eliminate pecking, it is necessary to maintain the norms for planting young animals. For 1 m2 of area, the load is done as follows:

• up to 10 days - no more than 30 pieces;
• up to 20 days - no more than 20 pieces;
• up to 1 month - no more than 10 pieces.

Birds should always have free access to food and water.